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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Mathematical Physicist” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #175 of 702. Estimated risk: 10.0%

Directly assessed by researchers as unlikely to be automatable
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AI Exposure Risk

60%

“Mathematical Physicist” will maybe be replaced by AI.

Based on the cognitive demands, communication requirements, and logical reasoning intrinsic to this occupation according to O*NET data, we project a 60% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

28%

“Mathematical Physicist” will almost certainly not be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 28% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Physicists, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Conduct research into physical phenomena, develop theories on the basis of observation and experiments, and devise methods to apply physical laws and theories.

Avg. Annual Salary $166,000
Avg. Hourly Wage $79.81
Available Jobs (US) 21,340
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Physicists #19-2012
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Physicists”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Collaborate with other scientists in the design, development, and testing of experimental, industrial, or medical equipment, instrumentation, and procedures.

  • Observe the structure and properties of matter, and the transformation and propagation of energy, using equipment such as masers, lasers, and telescopes, to explore and identify the basic principles governing these phenomena.

  • Report experimental results by writing papers for scientific journals or by presenting information at scientific conferences.

  • Teach physics to students.

  • Develop theories and laws on the basis of observation and experiments, and apply these theories and laws to problems in areas such as nuclear energy, optics, and aerospace technology.

  • Design computer simulations to model physical data so that it can be better understood.

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

  • Perform complex calculations as part of the analysis and evaluation of data, using computers.

  • Analyze data from research conducted to detect and measure physical phenomena.

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

Technologies & Software

  • Vector Fields OPERA-3d
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Mathsoft Mathcad
  • Microsoft Azure software
  • Statistical software
  • VMware
  • COMSOL Multiphysics
  • Mistral (Mistral AI)
  • Formula translation/translator FORTRAN
  • Consensus
  • Database application software
  • Linux
  • Semantic Scholar AI
  • MySQL
  • Adobe Audition
  • CERN Physics Analysis Workstation PAW
  • Amazon Web Services AWS software
  • Xfig
  • Video analysis software
  • Gemini for Workspace
  • UNIX
  • Sun Microsystems Java
  • Claude (Anthropic)
  • Spectroscopy software
  • Git
  • xv
  • DeepSeek
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • GNU Image Manipulation Program GIMP
  • Microsoft Access
  • National Instruments LabVIEW
  • OriginLab Origin
  • Nova (Amazon)
  • RSI interactive data language IDL software
  • Grok (xAI)
  • Aptech Systems GAUSS
  • Gnuplot
  • SciLab
  • Canu
  • RibbonSoft QCad
  • Microsoft Word
  • CERN ROOT
  • Extensible markup language XML
  • Scribus
  • The MathWorks MATLAB
  • Microsoft Visual J++
  • Oracle Database
  • Wolfram Research Mathematica
  • NotebookLM (Google)
  • Perplexity AI
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Eclipse IDE
  • OpenStack
  • Systat Software SigmaPlot
  • Structured query language SQL
  • Llama (Meta)
  • JavaScript
  • SQLite
  • Ansible software
  • Criss Software XRF11
  • GNU Octave
  • Kimi (Moonshot AI)
  • Ploticus
  • Synergy Software KaleidaGraph
  • Scite AI
  • Elicit
  • SciGraphica
  • Lenox Softworks VideoPoint
  • C
  • REDUCE
  • Perl
  • Microsoft Visual Basic
  • Gemini (Google)
  • Oracle Java
  • Maplesoft Maple
  • Pascal
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System EPICS
  • Radiation dose calculation software
  • Python
  • Microsoft Visual Studio
  • C++
  • Enterprise resource planning ERP system
  • Dose modeling software
  • Spectral Dynamics STAR
  • Qwen (Alibaba)
  • Puppet
  • Mistral AI (chat/models)
  • Software development tools
  • Programmable phase modulators
  • Conditioning amplifiers
  • High-resolution semiconductor detectors
  • Photometer
  • Gaussmeters
  • Laboratory tube furnaces
  • Gas chromatography GC injectors
  • Cyclotrons
  • Photon counting systems
  • Arbitrary function generators
  • Photodetectors
  • Zeeman split lasers
  • Surface profilometers
  • Laboratory centrifugal pumps
  • Two-channel dynamic signal analyzers
  • Microwave interferometers
  • Leak detection equipment
  • Ionization chambers
  • X ray photoemission spectrometers
  • X ray crystallography equipment
  • Two-channel network analyzers
  • Gas chromatography equipment
  • Helium refrigerators
  • Safety goggles
  • Two-channel fast Fourier transform FFT analyzers
  • Big G torsion balances
  • Vibrating sample magnetometers
  • High vacuum equipment
  • Optical beamsplitting devices
  • Pulsed nitrogen lasers
  • Transmission electron microscopes TEM
  • Double monochromators
  • Capacitance bridges
  • High-energy accelerators
  • Digital plotters
  • Geiger-Muller counters
  • Laser power meters
  • Telescopes
  • Vibration exciters
  • Spring scales
  • Mass spectrometers
  • Galvanostats
  • Monochromators
  • Positive ion accelerators
  • Laboratory electromagnets
  • Betatrons
  • Mickelson interferometers
  • Semiconductor parameter analyzers
  • Gamma ray spectrometers
  • Diode lasers
  • Atomic absorption AA spectrometers
  • Electron microscopes
  • Isotope ratio mass spectrometers
  • Signal generators
  • Scanning monochromators
  • Digital sound level meters
  • Helium lasers
  • Pinhole filters
  • Personal computers
  • Interferometers
  • Radiation detecting film badges
  • High intensity UV sources
  • Atomic force microscopes
  • Computed tomography CT scanners
  • Turbo-pumped vacuum systems
  • Light scattering devices
  • Power amplifiers
  • Optical tweezers
  • Sound intensity probes
  • Portable fast Fourier transform FFT analyzers
  • Atomic emission detectors AED
  • Measuring microscopes
  • Digital multimeters
  • Optical detectors
  • Multiple diode lasers
  • Diffusion-pumped vacuum systems
  • Friction-force microscopes
  • Desktop computers
  • Argon ion lasers
  • Charge-coupled device CCD cameras
  • Grating monochromators
  • Particle counters
  • Scanning electron microscopes SEM
  • Scanning tunneling microscopes STM
  • Accelerometers
  • High-speed video cameras
  • Spectrum analyzers
  • Nanovoltmeters
  • Magnetic force microscopes
  • Vernier force sensors
  • Pistonphones
  • Visible spectrometers
  • Digital oscilloscopes
  • Prism spectrometers
  • High-resolution spectrometers
  • Vacuum stations
  • Thermoluminescent dosimeters
  • Optical choppers
  • Diffusion pumps
  • Digital voltmeters DVM
  • Spectrophotometers
  • Analog frequency analyzers
  • Analytical balances
  • Annealing furnaces
  • Laboratory box furnaces
  • Neutron detectors
  • Magnetic resonance imaging MRI systems
  • Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectroscopes
  • Analog sound level meters
  • Laptop computers
  • Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectrometers
  • Cryostats
  • Radiofrequency RF generators
  • Linear accelerators
  • Cavity dumpers or drivers
  • Headspace autosamplers
  • Single frequency dye lasers
  • Liquid helium level sensors
  • Optical tables
  • Scintillation probes
  • Function generators

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